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Cisco Umbrella vs. Lightspeed Filter

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricCisco Umbrella

by Cisco

Lightspeed Filter

by Lightspeed Systems

Overall rating4.44.4
Review count28365
Ease of use8.89.1
Ease of setup8.68.4
Quality of support8.78.9
Meets requirements8.99.1
NPS56.60377467.1875
Small Business23.8%9.5%
Mid-Market47.3%68.3%
Enterprise28.8%22.2%
Total page views704719
Total LLM citations2,9821,675

Cisco Umbrella

Cisco Umbrella simplifies cybersecurity and compliance by providing a converged set of capabilities in a single, cloud-native solution. Its combination of DNS-layer security, secure web gateway, CASB, and more delivers an end-to-end experience that delights customers. Processing over 600 billion internet requests per day and leveraging the world’s largest cyber threat intelligence team in Cisco Talos, Umbrella has achieved AV-TEST’s #1 security efficacy ranking multiple times.

Pros

    Lightspeed Filter

    Lightspeed Filter is the best-in-class solution that protects students from harmful material to ensure their online safety. To help districts maintain safety and CIPA-compliance, our solution is powered by the most comprehensive database of K-12 online content in the industry from 20 years of web indexing. Whether it's protecting take-home devices or customizing blocklists for grade level, we've got you covered with SSL decryption on all devices, on your network and off, all in the cloud.

    Pros

    • Feedback System
    • Content Filtering
    • Student Management
    • Education Technology
    • Comprehensive Solutions
    • Parent Communication